NT OpenGL Cards
January 31, 2001 09:40 AM
Hi all,
I have just finished my OpenGL App and need to deploy it on our
computer network. However, all the machines have useless 4MB cards in them, so I need to upgrade the lot ( about 30 machines).
Can anyone recommend a good OpenGL graphics card ( for WinNT) costing about $150 each ?
Thanks for any help.
P.
122
January 31, 2001 12:56 PM
For $150, you can get almost any card you want, and at 30, I am sure you can get a pretty good discount. 
For NT 4, ATI Rage128/PRO (32MB under $80) or Radeon (32MB/64MB $120+) all work good with openGL, Nvidia TNT2(32MB under $60), Geforce 1 (32MB about $100), Geforce 2 GTS/ULTRA (32MB/64MB, but out of your price range, I think around 170+), Geforce 2 MX (32MB, under $130).
The Rage 128 Pro, and TNT2, are really old cards (more than a year old), drivers have had time to mature, but don''t expect any updates. Geforce 1 is about a year old also, Faster than the others mentioned so far, stable drivers for the most part. Geforce 2 GTS/ULTRA current top of the line, fastest cards so far, untill the next card comes (in about 8 weeks). Geforce 2 MX is a cut down version of the Geforce 2 GTS, it does the job, and is faster than Rage 128/Pro & tnt2, but not as fast as a radeon, or a Geforce 1, but it has more features than the others also.
I dropped NT4, about 6 months ago, and at that time I used a Rage 128, and it worked well. With NT5 (win2k), I have used both a Rage 128, and a Geforce 2 MX, and I prefer the Geforce 2 MX.
I would search deja.com for what people are using with NT4, since I don''t know the driver stability/problems with the above mentioned cards. I do know to stay away from Kyro, and 3dfx, and S3, they all either have bad drivers (S3), or the company is going belly up (3dfx).
For NT 4, ATI Rage128/PRO (32MB under $80) or Radeon (32MB/64MB $120+) all work good with openGL, Nvidia TNT2(32MB under $60), Geforce 1 (32MB about $100), Geforce 2 GTS/ULTRA (32MB/64MB, but out of your price range, I think around 170+), Geforce 2 MX (32MB, under $130).
The Rage 128 Pro, and TNT2, are really old cards (more than a year old), drivers have had time to mature, but don''t expect any updates. Geforce 1 is about a year old also, Faster than the others mentioned so far, stable drivers for the most part. Geforce 2 GTS/ULTRA current top of the line, fastest cards so far, untill the next card comes (in about 8 weeks). Geforce 2 MX is a cut down version of the Geforce 2 GTS, it does the job, and is faster than Rage 128/Pro & tnt2, but not as fast as a radeon, or a Geforce 1, but it has more features than the others also.
I dropped NT4, about 6 months ago, and at that time I used a Rage 128, and it worked well. With NT5 (win2k), I have used both a Rage 128, and a Geforce 2 MX, and I prefer the Geforce 2 MX.
I would search deja.com for what people are using with NT4, since I don''t know the driver stability/problems with the above mentioned cards. I do know to stay away from Kyro, and 3dfx, and S3, they all either have bad drivers (S3), or the company is going belly up (3dfx).
122
February 01, 2001 03:34 PM
Matrox sucks. Well, at least in the opengl area. I think they are even worse than S3. It took them a _LONG_ time to get any openGL drivers, and those mainly work OK for Q3 and stuff based off that engine. I haven''t looked into their latest drivers though, they could have improved, but I really doubt it.
Matrox does have good "2D" clarity though.
Matrox does have good "2D" clarity though.
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